Distinguished Professor

The Peter Wall Distinguished Professor is a unique appointment directed at attracting or retaining a world-class scholar. This scholar can be expected to have a major impact on broad areas of research work at UBC. This endowed chair provides salary support for a five-year term, renewable without limit. For scholars appointed after 2010, the salary support is for a five-year term, renewable once.

The Wall Distinguished Professorship marked the first program of the Institute. It was established in 1994, originally as two endowed chairs, held by Dr. Raphael Amit, Sauder School of Business, and the late Dr. Michael Smith, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Nobel Laureate in Chemistry.  In July 2002, UBC President Martha Piper appointed Dr. Brett Finlay as the new Peter Wall Distinguished Professor. On the 17th of March, 2011, UBC President Stephen Toope appointed Dr. Derek Gregory as a new Peter Wall Distinguished Professor, effective 1 July, 2011.